Table 3.
Tumor diagnosis/location and primary diagnostic method.
| Tumor locationa: (N = 329) | % | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Abdominal desmoid tumor | 21.5 | 99 |
| Desmoid tumor in the chest | 15.7 | 72 |
| Desmoid tumor in the lower extremity | 12.2 | 57 |
| Desmoid tumor in the upper extremity | 10.7 | 50 |
| Mesenteric desmoid tumor | 10.5 | 48 |
| Desmoid tumor in other location(s) | 7.9 | 37 |
| Extra-abdominal tumor | 7.3 | 34 |
| Desmoid tumor in the head or neck | 6.4 | 30 |
| FAP | 4.5 | 21 |
| Gardener’s syndrome | 1.9 | 9 |
| Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue | 0.6 | 3 |
| Garc | 0.2 | 1 |
| None of the above | 0.4 | 2 |
| Primary diagnosis: (N = 151) | % | Count |
| Biopsy | 39.1 | 59 |
| Surgical resection | 20.5 | 31 |
| Core-needle biopsy | 10.6 | 16 |
| MRI | 8.6 | 13 |
| CT | 7.3 | 11 |
| Incisional Biopsy | 5.3 | 8 |
| Physical exam | 2.6 | 4 |
| Fine-needle Aspirate | 2.0 | 3 |
| Excisional Biopsy | 1.3 | 2 |
| US | 0.7 | 1 |
| Other | 2.0 | 3 |
FAP: familial adenomatous polyposis; rare diseases; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; CT: computed tomography; US: ultrasound.
a
Denotes that multiple selections are permitted.